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1156134
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-24more like thismore than 2019-10-24
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Green Deal Scheme: Compensation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps her Department has taken to compensate people who have been detrimentally affected by the Green Deal Scheme. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Paul Sweeney more like this
uin 5084 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-31more like thismore than 2019-10-31
answer text <p>There is a specific process for handling complaints under the Green Deal. This starts with a complaint by the consumer to their Green Deal Provider. If not resolved satisfactorily, the consumer may then approach the Green Deal Ombudsman or the Financial Ombudsman Service, depending on the nature of the complaint. Their decisions will be binding on the Green Deal Provider. If after progressing through those channels the consumer is still not satisfied, they may request that their complaint be referred to the Secretary of State for consideration.</p><p>In respect of such referrals, the Secretary of State may reduce or cancel a Green Deal loan, if she is satisfied that there has been a breach of the law or code of practice.</p><p>The cancellation or reduction of a loan represents the full extent of the Secretary of State’s power to provide redress for consumers in relation to the Green Deal.</p><p>BEIS aims to ensure that cases are concluded as quickly as possible, whilst ensuring that fair redress is provided where appropriate and decisions take account of all available, relevant evidence.</p><p>BEIS currently has a number of outstanding appeal cases and we have taken steps to speed-up the handling process. We are making progress and this has resulted in the recent issuing of 4 final sanctions and 16 Intention Notices. We expect these numbers to increase significantly soon.</p>
answering member constituency Spelthorne more like this
answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng more like this
grouped question UIN 5085 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-31T13:56:42.687Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-31T13:56:42.687Z
answering member
4134
label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng more like this
tabling member
4642
label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney remove filter
1156137
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-24more like thismore than 2019-10-24
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Green Deal Scheme: Appeals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what her Department's timescale is for processing appeals from people who claim to have been adversely affected by the Green Deal Scheme. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Paul Sweeney more like this
uin 5085 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-31more like thismore than 2019-10-31
answer text <p>There is a specific process for handling complaints under the Green Deal. This starts with a complaint by the consumer to their Green Deal Provider. If not resolved satisfactorily, the consumer may then approach the Green Deal Ombudsman or the Financial Ombudsman Service, depending on the nature of the complaint. Their decisions will be binding on the Green Deal Provider. If after progressing through those channels the consumer is still not satisfied, they may request that their complaint be referred to the Secretary of State for consideration.</p><p>In respect of such referrals, the Secretary of State may reduce or cancel a Green Deal loan, if she is satisfied that there has been a breach of the law or code of practice.</p><p>The cancellation or reduction of a loan represents the full extent of the Secretary of State’s power to provide redress for consumers in relation to the Green Deal.</p><p>BEIS aims to ensure that cases are concluded as quickly as possible, whilst ensuring that fair redress is provided where appropriate and decisions take account of all available, relevant evidence.</p><p>BEIS currently has a number of outstanding appeal cases and we have taken steps to speed-up the handling process. We are making progress and this has resulted in the recent issuing of 4 final sanctions and 16 Intention Notices. We expect these numbers to increase significantly soon.</p>
answering member constituency Spelthorne more like this
answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng more like this
grouped question UIN 5084 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-31T13:56:42.737Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-31T13:56:42.737Z
answering member
4134
label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng more like this
tabling member
4642
label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney remove filter
1156141
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-24more like thismore than 2019-10-24
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Green Deal Scheme: Appeals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many appeals her Department has received under the Green Deal Scheme in the last 12 months, and in which constituencies the appellants are based. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Paul Sweeney more like this
uin 5086 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-31more like thismore than 2019-10-31
answer text <p>230 appeals have been received in the last 12 months. The following table shows the constituencies in which the appellants are based.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Parliamentary constituency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of appeals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barrow and Furness</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Batley and Spen</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Berwick-upon-Tweed</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham, Erdington</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham, Hodge Hill</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham, Ladywood</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham, Perry Barr</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishop Auckland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackley and Broughton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool South</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blaydon</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blyth Valley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton North East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton South East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bradford East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury North</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury South</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carlisle</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of Durham</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleethorpes</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colne Valley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Copeland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daventry</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing Central and Acton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Easington</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fylde</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grantham and Stamford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Great Grimsby</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hartlepool</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Houghton and Sunderland South</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huddersfield</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntingdon</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ipswich</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jarrow</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston upon Hull East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingswood</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowsley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster and Fleetwood</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leeds East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester South</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leigh</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, Walton</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, Wavertree</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, West Derby</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester, Withington</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Middlesbrough</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Milton Keynes South</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle upon Tyne Central</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Durham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Somerset</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Swindon</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Tyneside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Durham</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham East</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham North</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham South</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pendle</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rossendale and Darwen</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rushcliffe</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sedgefield</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield Central</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield South East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sherwood</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southport</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stalybridge and Hyde</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockton South</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stockton North</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tewkesbury</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tynemouth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walsall South</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Washington and Sunderland West</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wentworth and Dearne</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Lancashire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Suffolk</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Workington</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberavon</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff South and Penarth</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cynon Valley</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llanelli</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhondda</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Airdrie and Shotts</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Ayrshire</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Dunbartonshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Lothian</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Renfrewshire</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh North and Leith</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh South</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edinburgh West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falkirk</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow East</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow North</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow North East</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow North West</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glasgow South West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Glenrothes</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inverclyde</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kilmarnock and Loudoun</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lanark and Hamilton East</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Linlithgow and East Falkirk</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Livingston</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Midlothian</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motherwell and Wishaw</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Ayrshire and Arran</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ochil and South Perthshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paisley and Renfrewshire North</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paisley and Renfrewshire South</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Perth and North Perthshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutherglen and Hamilton West</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stirling</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Dunbartonshire</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Constituency not yet identified</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
answering member constituency Spelthorne more like this
answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-31T13:55:15.863Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-31T13:55:15.863Z
answering member
4134
label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng more like this
tabling member
4642
label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney remove filter
1135965
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-01more like thismore than 2019-07-01
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Saudi Arabia: Administration of Justice more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the provision of capacity building programmes for the domestic legal system in Saudi Arabia. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Paul Sweeney more like this
uin 271521 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-04more like thismore than 2019-07-04
answer text <p>​The former Secretary of State for Justice, Chris Grayling MP, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Saudi Ministry of Justice in 2015. A number of engagements, including a working-level visit, have taken place since that time. All overseas judicial assistance is subject to rigorous assessment based on the merits of the activity and weighing any potential risks, including human rights concerns.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire more like this
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-04T16:20:05.847Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-04T16:20:05.847Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
4642
label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney remove filter
1135966
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-01more like thismore than 2019-07-01
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Saudi Arabia: Overseas Trade more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to review the trade relationship with Saudi Arabia as a result of the detention of political detainees and female activists in that country. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Paul Sweeney more like this
uin 271522 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-04more like thismore than 2019-07-04
answer text <p>The UK and Saudi Arabia have a longstanding bilateral relationship based on a number of pillars including defence; security; trade and investment; shared concerns about regional issues and energy security.</p><p>We are concerned by the detention of political detainees in Saudi Arabia. We raise concerns regularly and freely, using a range of Ministerial and diplomatic channels, including our Ambassador and Embassy team in Riyadh.</p><p>No aspect of our commercial relationship with Saudi Arabia prevents us from speaking frankly and openly about human rights. We will not pursue trade to the exclusion of human rights. They can and should be complementary.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire more like this
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-04T16:21:23.697Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-04T16:21:23.697Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
4642
label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney remove filter
1135967
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-01more like thismore than 2019-07-01
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Saudi Arabia: Political Prisoners more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assurances he has received from his Saudi Arabian counterpart on the health and well-being of political detainees in that country. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Paul Sweeney more like this
uin 271523 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-04more like thismore than 2019-07-04
answer text <p>​We are concerned about the health and well-being of political detainees in Saudi Arabia. We raise our concerns regularly and freely, using a range of Ministerial and diplomatic channels, including our Ambassador and Embassy team in Riyadh.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire more like this
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-04T16:22:39.74Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-04T16:22:39.74Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
4642
label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney remove filter
1135968
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-01more like thismore than 2019-07-01
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Saudi Arabia: Political Prisoners more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Saudi Arabian counterpart on the publication of proof of life evidence on political detainees being in custody in that country. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Paul Sweeney more like this
uin 271524 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-04more like thismore than 2019-07-04
answer text <p>The British Government is very concerned about allegations of mistreatment of those detained in Saudi Arabia because of their political views. While we have not requested this information from the Saudi authorities, we continue to monitor these cases.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire more like this
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-04T16:23:44.217Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-04T16:23:44.217Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
4642
label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney remove filter
1134843
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-26more like thismore than 2019-06-26
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Television Licences: Older People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Justice, what support he plans to provide to the courts service to deal with the potential increase in non-payment prosecution for TV licences by vulnerable defendants over the age of 75 who do not pay for a TV licence from June 2020. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Paul Sweeney more like this
uin 269760 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-01more like thismore than 2019-07-01
answer text <p>TV Licensing prosecutions are dealt with via the Single Justice Procedure, which was introduced in 2015 to allow for more efficient resolution of low-level, summary only-non imprisonable offences in which the offender pleads guilty or does not respond. HMCTS has not made any specific arrangements for any potential increase in non-payment prosecutions for TV licences from June 2020. If required, to meet any emerging demand HMCTS will deploy its planning and allocation processes which allow for resource adjustment or reallocation.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-01T16:48:27.883Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-01T16:48:27.883Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4642
label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney remove filter
1134846
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-26more like thismore than 2019-06-26
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Television Licences: Older People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for Justice, whether he has made an estimate of the potential increase in the number of prosecutions there will be of people over 75 who have not paid for a TV licence from June 2020. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Paul Sweeney more like this
uin 269763 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-01more like thismore than 2019-07-01
answer text <p>The lead department on TV licencing is the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DDCMS).</p><p> </p><p>The responsibility for TV licence fee concessions will pass from government to the BBC in June 2020, at which time the BBC has taken the decision to end free TV licences for all over 75s.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has reviewed prosecution data between 1992 and 1999 for TV licence fee evasion, prior to the introduction of the concession, and established that there were no prosecutions of defendants over the age of 75 during this period.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Swindon more like this
answering member printed Robert Buckland more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-01T16:48:13.953Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-01T16:48:13.953Z
answering member
4106
label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland more like this
tabling member
4642
label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney remove filter
1134847
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-26more like thismore than 2019-06-26
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Television Licences: Older People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that people over 75 who cannot afford to pay for a TV licence will be able to access democracy and keep informed of current affairs from June 2020. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow North East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Paul Sweeney more like this
uin 269764 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-02more like thismore than 2019-07-02
answer text <p>The future of the over 75 licence fee concession is the responsibility of the BBC. In the 2015 funding settlement, the Government and the BBC agreed that responsibility for the concession would transfer to the BBC in June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government is disappointed with the BBC’s decision as it has been clear that it wants and expects the BBC to continue this concession. Since the BBC took its decision, I have met with the Chairman of the BBC Board and the Director-General of the BBC and I have asked them to do more to help the most vulnerable groups affected by the decision.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam more like this
answering member printed Jeremy Wright more like this
grouped question UIN
269765 more like this
269766 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-02T15:40:16.037Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-02T15:40:16.037Z
answering member
1560
label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright more like this
tabling member
4642
label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney remove filter